Hokkien Char is a fried noodle dish that is commonly sold by hawkers in Penang. It is usually served with a dip (or dollop) of sambal belacan. Hawkers selling Hokkien Char usually sell Sar Hor Fun and Yee Foo Mee as well.
Hokkien Char (16 August 2008)
The main ingredients of Hokkien Char are mee (yellow-colour egg noodles) and bihun (white-colour rice noodles). To these are added prawns, pork and chye sim (Chinese mustard green). Some stall also include fish balls and pork liver to their Hokkien Char. A plate of Hokkien Char costs between RM3.00 to RM5.00. You can order it with or without egg, which costs an additional 50 sen.
Variations to Hokkien Char is found in other states of Malaysia as well as in Singapore. However, beyond northern Malaysia, the dish is called Hokkien Char Mee and even Hokkien Mee. It is never called Hokkien Mee in Penang, as Hokkien Mee refers to an entirely different dish here - the one called Prawn Mee elsewhere in Malaysia.
Stall selling Stall selling Hokkien Char at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court (16 August 2008)
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